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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12960
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Time off

Ascension Day

Our offices are closed on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 May. Issue 12961 will be dated 31 May 2022

Contents

TIME OFF: Ascension Day
EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UKRAINE: EU leaders to reiterate their “unwavering” commitment to support Ukrainians on all fronts
DEFENCE: EU leaders expected to commit to strengthening European defence
ENERGY: EU leaders to discuss REPowerEU funding at 30-31 May European Council
FOOD SECURITY: European Council is expected to commit to action to allow agricultural exports from Ukraine
Russian invasion of Ukraine
JUSTICE/HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission proposes to criminalise sanction violations by Russian oligarchs and to recover their frozen assets
HOME AFFAIRS: European Commission takes stock of its preparedness for security threats related to war in Ukraine
JUSTICE: EU, US, and UK launch advisory group on atrocities committed in Ukraine
ECONOMY: Next Generation EU Recovery Plan’s contribution to reducing EU’s dependence on Russian hydrocarbons under scrutiny
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: French Presidency of EU Council submits proposals on maritime sector for revision of ETS
ENVIRONMENT: persistent organic pollutants in waste, European Parliament and EU Council negotiators meet on 31 May
AGRICULTURE: Janusz Wojciechowski in favour of granting derogation on crop rotation for 2023
FOOD: European Commission consults public before proposing binding targets to reduce food waste
INDUSTRY: ‘Chips Act’, Franco-German industry concerned about European Commission proposals in times of crisis
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: Civilian CSDP must be strengthened, say several EU officials
DEFENCE: €924 million planned for European Defence Fund in 2022
DEFENCE: European Commission insists on importance of ensuring European sovereignty in Eurodrone project
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECONOMY: InvestEU—Romania innovates, establishing a ‘Member State compartment’
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
NEIGHBOURHOOD: disbursement of a second instalment of macrofinancial assistance to Tunisia
ECONOMY: according to Valdis Dombrovskis, finalisation of negotiations on Polish recovery plan is imminent
INSTITUTIONAL
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: Matthew Baldwin, new Deputy Director-General of Department of Energy
NEWS BRIEFS
PATENTS: an academic proposes creation of administrative tribunal within EPO to resolve internal social tensions
ENERGY: European Commission sets up new working group to focus on diversification of EU energy supply
TAXATION: Paul Tang notes differences with Congress on OECD agreement on minimum taxation of multinationals
DIGITAL: European Commission consulting to better define public data sets that could be of economic or social interest
DIGITAL: DSA - tech industry organisations concerned about return of ‘stay-down’ obligation for illegal content removed online
FISHERIES: Europêche welcomes “major improvements” in management of bigeye tuna in Indian Ocean
RESEARCH: Commission announces conclusion of association agreement on participation of Faroe Islands in Horizon Europe programme
FOOD SAFETY: EFSA consults to revise acceptable daily intake for copper in food